3 of 3 Myths About the Media: Audience, Business, and Money

Is Content really King? Is Hyperlocal the future of American journalism? These commonly-held myths about American media were debated and debunked by a luncheon panel discussion on March 24, 2011 hosted by the George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs. The event was held in association with the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, and their director Tom Rosenstiel was on hand to present five myths that are no longer true according to data from his latest report, the "State of the News Media 2011."

The luncheon was held in conjunction with delegates to the 2011 International Women's Media Foundation conference held at GW March 22-25.

In this video, a panel of media experts takes questions from the audience regarding American and international media issues ranging from how a Ugandian news website should make money to whether women are more likely to pass on information via social networks.

The panel:
Moderator: School of Media and Public Affairs Director Frank Sesno
Knight Foundation President and CEO Alberto Ibarguen
Online News Association President Jane McDonnell
GWU Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs Matthew Hindman
PEJ's Tom Rosenstiel

Watch segments one and two to see a presentation by PEJ's Tom Rosenstiel and the expert panel's immediate reactions to Rosenstiel's findings.

Read more about the School of Media and Public Affairs: http://SMPA.GWU.EDU
Read PEJ's report: http://stateofthemedia.org/

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